{"id":4743,"date":"2014-09-02T02:06:14","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T02:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/?p=4743"},"modified":"2022-01-10T21:41:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T21:41:43","slug":"sera-and-martin-hoedholt-of-revolving-dansk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/sera-and-martin-hoedholt-of-revolving-dansk\/","title":{"rendered":"<img src=\"\/images\/flags\/Denmark.gif\"> New York &#8211; Sera and Martin H\u00f8edholt of Revolving Dansk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5g1aav-02f04a468ad0f5ee53133558c51dc781\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-5g1aav-02f04a468ad0f5ee53133558c51dc781 .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:14.2857%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-5g1aav-02f04a468ad0f5ee53133558c51dc781 avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_gallery  avia-builder-el-first  deactivate_avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-1'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/sera-and-martin.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/sera-and-martin.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/sera-and-martin-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/sera-and-martin-450x229.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/sera-and-martin-495x357.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='sera-and-martin'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-4745 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4745\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/sera-and-martin-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='sera-and-martin' alt='' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/sera-and-martin-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/sera-and-martin-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/sera-and-martin-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/sera-and-martin-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Sera and Martin H\u00f8edholt own Revolving Dansk LLC a P\u00f8lser (Danish Hot Dog Company) in Brooklyn, NY<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Tell us about yourselves and how the two of you met?<\/h4>\n<p>Martin H\u00f8edholt: I was born and raised in Horsens, Denmark, a small city of 75,000 people 30 miles south of Denmark\u2019s second largest city, Aarhus. I had lived in Denmark until the age of 33, when I decided to \u2018give New York a try\u2019, with the intention of moving back to Denmark within two years.<\/p>\n<p>Sera H\u00f8edholt: I guess I changed that! I am originally from Cleveland, Ohio and I had been living in New York for nearly 10 years before meeting Martin. We met on OkCupid only a few months after he had moved here, after he received an email from OkCupid listing me as one of his \u201cquiver matches.\u201d We immediately shared a love of food, and even served our hot dog at our wedding just a few months ago.<\/p>\n<h4>When and why did you start Revolving Dansk?<\/h4>\n<p>Martin: Because Danish hot dogs are just so much better than American hot dogs! It is the first thing I get when I get off the plane in Denmark, and the last thing I do before I leave. It\u2019s not just me \u2013 every Dane, and person who has tried them in Denmark, says the exact same thing.<\/p>\n<p>Sera and I had talked about serving Danish hot dogs on several occasions, but it wasn\u2019t until June 22nd 2013 at Smith Street \u201cFunday Sunday\u201d, seeing food vendors in our own neighborhood, that we decided that we definitely had to be there next year.<\/p>\n<p>Sera: It\u2019s interesting, however, because we actually ended up planning something that day. We ended up telling our idea for Danish hot dogs to a restaurant owner while we were at that street fair, and he loved the idea. Less than one month later (July 21st, 2013), we found a way to produce some p\u00f8lser and had our first Danish hot dog event at Dassara Ramen in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<h4>What are P\u00f8lser?<\/h4>\n<p>Sera: P\u00f8lser are somewhat similar to American hot dogs, but much better. They are 100% pork, extra long, have a natural casing, and are beech wood smoked so when you bite into them, they snap and are really juicy. They also have a different taste because they use the Scandinavians spices like allspice and nutmeg, and that gives is a sweet and savory flavor. I never really liked hot dogs until I tried p\u00f8lser.<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-eji93-9d6b3c24c3a0c8a5fc028812599919c5\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-eji93-9d6b3c24c3a0c8a5fc028812599919c5 .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:33.3333%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-eji93-9d6b3c24c3a0c8a5fc028812599919c5 avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_gallery  el_before_av_hr  deactivate_avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-2'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/Polser1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/Polser1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/Polser1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/Polser1-705x395.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/Polser1-450x252.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-rel='gallery-2' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/Polser1-495x400.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='Polser'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img class=\"wp-image-4752 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4752\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-content\/uploads\/member\/2014\/09\/Polser1-495x400.jpg\" width=\"495\" height=\"400\"  title='Polser' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-35n3w7-1454e851ea2b31f6c5af501345a75b30\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-35n3w7-1454e851ea2b31f6c5af501345a75b30{\nheight:1px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-35n3w7-1454e851ea2b31f6c5af501345a75b30 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_gallery  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h4>How did you create your recipe?<\/h4>\n<p>Martin: Creating our recipe was definitely the tricky part. We bought a grinder, emulsifier, sausage stuffer, and even a meat smoker that we kept on our fire escape when \u201csmoking\u201d. We spent days on end in our Brooklyn apartment trying out different iterations of recipes by looking at packages from Denmark and trying to Google as much information as we could find. Trust me \u2013 our last tries were dramatically different from our first attempts! Even after we got the taste just right, we then did Skype comparisons with my parents in Denmark, making sure that everything was perfect, from size, color, consistency, and even flexibility. Once we got it all exactly as we wanted it, we took our recipe to a family run sausage production company and started producing them for our events, and soon enough, for stores. To be honest, I\u2019m more happy with the p\u00f8lser we produce than the once we get in Denmark. The taste is better and it is all natural, unlike the Danish staple brands.<\/p>\n<h4>Is there any particular story, moment, an award or an achievement throughout your career that you are particularly proud of?<\/h4>\n<p>Martin: I think our first event will always be the most memorable to me, because we had no idea what to expect and we got an overwhelmingly good turnout. We got such positive feedback, and just seeing so many people happy to be eating Danish hot dogs made my day. Since then, we hosted a number of events, and each time, it is exciting to see everyone so enthusiastic, and that our numbers seem to grow each time, a lot of new faces every time.<\/p>\n<h4>What is your favorite thing about Denmark and when is the best time to visit where you are originally from?<\/h4>\n<p>Martin: Hmm\u2026 I think that would be hanging out with good friends in Nyhavn in Copenhagen on a good summer day, with a 6-pack of Carlsberg beer and frequent visits to the local p\u00f8lsevogn (hot dog stand) :o) and I would definitely plan my visit in July\/August, which normally are the warmest months of the summer.<\/p>\n<h4>What do you like to do when you aren\u2019t working? Any fun places you have traveled?<\/h4>\n<p>Sera: When we aren\u2019t working, we love to travel. There is a small, really old-fashioned place in Florida called Anna Maria Island, where I took vacations as a child, and we have now visited as a couple quite a bit. I would say that this is our favorite quick getaway, but we love visiting Europe, especially Italy. We also just had our honeymoon, where we spent half the time in Sri Lanka and half the time in Maldives. They are both really amazing place \u2013 Sri Lanka for the food, people and culture, and Maldives because of the natural beauty and the calmness of the ocean.<\/p>\n<h4>What places do you like best in NYC and why? Any favorite cafes, restaurants?<\/h4>\n<p>Sera: That\u2019s a good question \u2013 we like a lot of places in NYC! We actually particularly like the restaurants in our neighborhood on Smith Street in Boerum Hill\/Cobble Hill. What I love is that there are just so many quality food options, and most have sidewalk space or outdoor gardens in the summer.<\/p>\n<h4>Where can our members find\/buy your P\u00f8lser?<\/h4>\n<p>Martin: People can get our hot dogs at our events, but will also be able to find them at stores very soon. We have a number of events coming up this Summer and Fall, so people should definitely take a look at our website so they can try them fully loaded with the Danish condiments. We will also be in a number of stores in the New York and LA areas, as well as available for online ordering in the next couple of months. People should definitely be on the lookout for our brand name of p\u00f8lser \u201cCopenhagen Street Dog&#x2122;\u201d.<\/p>\n<h4>Anything else you would like our members to know about you, Revolving Dansk and P\u00f8lser?<\/h4>\n<p>Martin: I just want to re-iterate that our p\u00f8lser are better than the originals, so try them out and let us know, any feedback are welcome.<\/p>\n<h4>How can people find out about Revolving Dansk?<\/h4>\n<p>Martin: The best way to keep informed about the latest is to sign up for our newsletter at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RevolvingDansk\/app_100265896690345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RevolvingDansk\/app_100265896690345<\/a> to keep posted on the latest news about our parties and product launches. If you don\u2019t like emails, you can also visit us at revolvingdansk.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/revolvingdansk.com\">revolvingdansk.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook: <\/strong><a title=\"facebook.com\/RevolvingDansk\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RevolvingDansk\">facebook.com\/RevolvingDansk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other social media Link: <\/strong><a title=\"twitter.com\/revolvingdansk\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/revolvingdansk\">twitter.com\/revolvingdansk<\/a>; <a title=\"revolvingdansk.tumblr.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.revolvingdansk.tumblr.com\/\">revolvingdansk.tumblr.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sera and Martin H\u00f8edholt own Revolving Dansk LLC a P\u00f8lser (Danish Hot Dog Company) in Brooklyn, NY Tell us about yourselves and how the two of you met? 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